21 Months Old

After her year birthday, I was only going to do these updates every other month.  However, the change and growth from month to month has been phenomenal...so I think I'll do a quick update or I'll forget everything.

she still loves shoes

Millie's first four molars were all cutting by 19 mos, but I think we can officially say they are all fully in by now.  The only teeth left to cut are the very back second molars and I don't think those come in until after 2 years old.

It took forever, but she finally calls us by name!  Mommy is pronounced "mah-ee" and daddy is pronounced "dah-ee".  Every morning on the monitor, I hear "mah-eeeee, mah-eeeee", and then when I pick her up she asks where dah-ee is. ;)  Or vice versa.

She has started putting words together to make small phrases; here are a few:

• go potty (she tells this to beansie when we put her outside)
• night night owl
• where go? (where did it go...this could be anything)
• see birds (wants to look out front window for birds)
• go play (when she wants to go to the playground)
• thank you mah-ee (heart melter)
• get down
• help please

Millie has this group hug thing that she likes to do at the table.  Usually in a restaurant, JKK & I sit on either side of her high chair.  She pulls both of our arms in and squeezes.  So cute.

The way she answers a question from us is either with a big fat "nooooooooooooooooooo" or a simple "k".  Not okay, just k.  If we say "Millie do you want some milk?".  She answers "k" and then runs to the kitchen.  It cracks us up.  Or when we finally figure out what word she's been trying to tell us and we land on the correct one, she'll say "k"....as in, yes, that's what I've been trying to tell you.

She's been learning some new stuff at gym...her jumping is getting better and now she knows how to bear walk.  It's like downward facing dog pose and then walk forward.  She does it at home and shows off for us.   Video: bear walk

We call this game "going on a bear hunt"...we give her a bucket and let her wander around outside putting rocks and leaves and trash into the bucket.  Keeps her entertained for long periods of time.

Another step closer to potty training:  she wants to put diapers on her baby dolls.  Last week, she took one off of her Minnie Mouse (BTW, she says "mouse" in such a cute way) and declared that the diaper had poop in it.  Before nap time one day this week, she put a diaper on her baby and then made her baby walk up the stairs to her bedroom.  The pretend play is sporadic at this point, and when she does it, it always cracks me up....and then kind of makes me sad because it reminds me how fast she's growing up.

A new game: she closes her eyes and tries to follow mommy around the house.  Last week, this resulted in her slamming into the footboard of our bed and getting a new shiner. :(

A new frustrating game:  she holds food in her mouth for extended periods of time (like a half hour).  Then instead of eventually swallowing it, she lets it out and mommy has a mess to clean up.  For example, at walmart this week, I let her have a fruit pouch while I grocery shopped.  Halfway through shopping, she decided to hold a big mouthful and then decided to let it out in the checkout line.   She turned around in the cart and let it out all over our groceries.  I only had a single dirty kleenex in my pocket to try and clean up the mess.  I was not happy.  Yesterday, she let a mouthful go all over JKK's computer keyboard.  Ugh...let's hope this phase passes quickly.

Friday, we went to one of her classmate's birthday parties at Chick-fil-a.  Here is sweet little Will, the birthday boy...now 2 years old.

I've never taken Mills to the play area in chick-fil-a, so she was a little cautious.  She did manage to follow Sawyer up there once or twice. ;)

Mills & Sawyer eating lunch...Millie ate so much, she was the last one at the table. ;)

She had the best time!  All day after the party, she kept saying Will & Sawyer's names.  So fun...

6 more weeks until this girl is a big sister!!